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Sony BMG hit reaches $5.75 mil

Payout balloons after settlement with 39 states, D.C.

Sony BMG's payout in the wake of an agreement to settle a legal flap over software-embedded CDs has more than tripled to $5.75 million.

The company agreed Thursday to an additional $4.25 million in payments to settle with 39 states and the District of Columbia, resolving legal complaints prompted by music CDs containing hidden anti-copying software.